Today's News

Reece Murphy
rmurphy@thelancasternews
KERSHAW – Andrew Jackson High School is reeling from the loss of a beloved coach and teacher who died Monday evening.
Chad Faulkenberry was a longtime coach of the school’s junior varsity Volunteers football team and assistant coach for the varsity team.
Family and friends said Faulkenberry collapsed at his home in Kershaw about 11 p.m. Monday. The cause of death was unknown as of deadline Tuesday afternoon.

University of South Carolina baseball coach Ray Tanner, with back-to-back NCAA national titles, has drawn his share of high praise over the last two years, but it was Tanner who was doing the praising Thursday night.

An Andrew Jackson High School student was seriously injured in an automobile accident on her way to school Monday morning.
Several sources have identified the student as 16-year-old Kristen Tinsley, an 11th-grader at the school. She is the daughter of Alan and Wendy Sattler of Sentry Road, Lancaster.
S.C. Highway Patrol Lance Cpl. Billy Elder said the accident occurred around 7:45 on New Hope Road approximately 3.45 miles south of Heath Springs.
Elder said the teen drove her 1996 Chevrolet off the right side of the road and struck a telephone pole.

I became upset while driving through Uptown Charlotte on a recent Saturday night.
The source of anger, you ask?
A sign that directs drivers and pedestrians to Time Warner Cable Arena, where the Charlotte Bobcats play.
That sign immediately reminded me of the ongoing NBA lockout that has pitted team owners against the players. As billionaires fight millionaires over how the league’s revenue should be split, the result is that no NBA games will be played in the foreseeable future.

This month, voters in towns and cities across the state will go to the polls to choose their local leadership for the next several years.
Men and women who aspire to public service are out shaking hands, putting up signs and distributing campaign handouts.
While local elections may not be as high-profile as the races for many state and federal offices, they’re important nonetheless. Your town or city council makes lots of decisions that impact you, from the taxes you pay to the quality of life you enjoy.

– Editor’s note: Mr. Evans is taking a well-deserved break this week. We are reprinting this Remember When column, which was originally published in the Nov. 8, 2008, edition of The Lancaster News. It is especially timely with Veterans Day observance on Friday.

At one time, the significance of Nov. 11 – Veterans Day – wasn’t lost on anyone.